International Macro/Finance/Trade and Sovereign Debt Workshop is a virtual conference for a group of scholars to discuss cutting-edge research on the topics of international macroeconomics and sovereign debt.
The fifth conference, hosted by Korea University, Seoul National University, and Sogang University (Korea) will be on May 27-28 (US time), 2026.
If you would like to attend, please register here.
The fifth conference, hosted by Korea University, Seoul National University, and Sogang University (Korea) will be on May 27-28 (US time), 2026.
If you would like to attend, please register here.
Schedule
First Day
May 27th (US/Pacific time), May 28th (China/Korea/Japan/Singapore time)
May 27th (US/Pacific time), May 28th (China/Korea/Japan/Singapore time)
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Plenary Session
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7:00am - 8:00am China/Singapore 8:00am - 9:00am Korea/Japan 7:00pm - 8:00pm US EST 6:00pm - 7:00pm US CST 4:00pm - 5:00pm US PST |
Chair Tamon Asonuma (International Monetary Fund)
Presenter Andrew Atkeson (University of California, Los Angeles) "Reconciling Macroeconomics and Finance: 1929-Present" |
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8:00am - 8:30am China/Singapore 9:00am - 9:30am Korea/Japan 8:00pm - 8:30pm US EST 7:00pm - 7:30pm US CST 5:00pm - 5:30pm US PST |
Coffee Break |
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Session I
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Chair Yun Jung Kim (Sogang University)
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1st Paper 8:30am - 9:30am China/Singapore 9:30am - 10:30am Korea/Japan 8:30pm - 9:30pm US EST 7:30pm - 8:30pm US CST 5:30pm - 6:30pm US PST 2nd Paper 9:30am - 10:30am China/Singapore 10:30am - 11:30am Korea/Japan 9:30pm - 10:30pm US EST 8:30pm - 9:30pm US CST 6:30pm - 7:30pm US PST |
Presenter Guillermo Ordonez (University of Pennsylvania) Coauthors: Harold L. Cole, Daniel Neuhann "How to Sell Public Debt in Uncertain Times" Discussant Juan Morelli (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Presenter Vincenzo Quadrini (USC Marshall school of Business) Coauthors: Enrique Mendoza "Unstable Prosperity: How Globalization Made the World Economy More Volatile" Discussant Jason Choi (University of Toronto) |
Second Day
May 28th (US time), May 29th (China/Korea/Japan/Singapore time)
May 28th (US time), May 29th (China/Korea/Japan/Singapore time)
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Session II
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Chair Ryan Kim (Seoul National University)
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1st Paper 7:00am -8:00am China/Singapore 8:00am- 9:00am Korea/Japan 7:00pm -8:00pm US EST 6:00pm -7:00pm US CST 4:00pm -5:00pm US PST |
Presenter Ryan Chahrour (Cornell University) Coauthors: Ozge Akinci "Risk Sharing, International Comovement, and the Goldilocks Trade Elasticity" Discussant Joao Ayres (Inter-American Development Bank) |
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2nd Paper 8:00am - 9:00pm China/Singapore 9:00am - 10:00am Korea/Japan 8:00pm - 9:00pm US EST 7:00pm - 8:00pm US CST 5:00pm - 6:00pm US PST |
Presenter Zhen Huo (Yale University) Coauthors: Ha Bui, Andrei A. Levchenko, Nitya Pandalai-Nayar "Noisy Global Value Chains" Discussant Sifan Xue (Peking University) |
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9:00am - 9:30am China/Singapore 10:00am - 10:30am Korea/Japan 9:00pm - 9:30pm US EST 8:00pm - 8:30pm US CST 6:00pm - 6:30pm US PST |
Coffee Break |
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Session III
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Chair Hyungseok Joo (Korea University)
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1st Paper 9:30am - 10:30am China/Singapore 10:30am - 11:30am Korea/Japan 9:30pm - 10:30pm US EST 8:30pm - 9:30pm US CST 6:30pm - 7:30pm US PST |
Presenter Gideon Bornstein (University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School) Coauthors: Luigi Bocola "The Macroeconomics of Trade Credit" Discussant Ina Simonovska (UC Davis) |
Format
Time allocation – 60 minutes will be allocated to each paper: (i) 30 minutes for paper presentation, (ii) 15 minutes for discussants’ discussion, (iii) 15 minutes for Q&A (including responses to discussants). It is totally fine with us if you prefer streamlining presentation (less than 30 minutes) to allocate more time on Q&A.
Chat box – To facilitate smooth presentation, we will set up a chat box to allow all panel participants and audience to raise questions (rather than interrupting presenters’ presentation). Presenters can choose any of three options to handle questions (please indicate your preference to chairs before your presentation); (i) have co-authors take care of questions at Chat box, (ii) ask chairs to interrupt and read questions during presentation, (iii) answer questions at the Q&A session or small group meetings.
Co-authors’ participation – Given that presenters have 30 minutes for presentation, we would be grateful if presenters can kindly ask co-authors to participate the conference. We are more than welcome to have your co-authors to participate the workshop. If this is the case, please let us know. We will send an invitation from our side. If co-authors can handle questions raised at the Chat box, this would facilitate the presentation and discussion on the paper.
Small group meetings – During the coffee break and after the final session of the day, we will set up Zoom meetings for the presented papers. Presenters, discussants and participants can discuss on the paper after the session. Presenters can also answer questions to discussants in small group meeting . The meetings are aimed to have more bilateral discussion and engagement.
Workshop participants – We can have two sets of participants:
Chat box – To facilitate smooth presentation, we will set up a chat box to allow all panel participants and audience to raise questions (rather than interrupting presenters’ presentation). Presenters can choose any of three options to handle questions (please indicate your preference to chairs before your presentation); (i) have co-authors take care of questions at Chat box, (ii) ask chairs to interrupt and read questions during presentation, (iii) answer questions at the Q&A session or small group meetings.
Co-authors’ participation – Given that presenters have 30 minutes for presentation, we would be grateful if presenters can kindly ask co-authors to participate the conference. We are more than welcome to have your co-authors to participate the workshop. If this is the case, please let us know. We will send an invitation from our side. If co-authors can handle questions raised at the Chat box, this would facilitate the presentation and discussion on the paper.
Small group meetings – During the coffee break and after the final session of the day, we will set up Zoom meetings for the presented papers. Presenters, discussants and participants can discuss on the paper after the session. Presenters can also answer questions to discussants in small group meeting . The meetings are aimed to have more bilateral discussion and engagement.
Workshop participants – We can have two sets of participants:
- Panelists – Chairs, presenters, discussants and co-authors – who have an access to speak orally, to upload presentation slides on the screen and to raise questions at the chat box.
- Audience participants – who have an access to raise questions at the chat box.
Organizers
Tamon Asonuma (IMF)
Hyungseok Joo (Korea University)
Ryan Kim (Seoul National University)
Yun Jung Kim (Sogang University)
Tamon Asonuma (IMF)
Hyungseok Joo (Korea University)
Ryan Kim (Seoul National University)
Yun Jung Kim (Sogang University)
